Stepping stone

Stepping stone

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Computers are put on display at a retail outlet of Lenovo in Beijing. If the companys acquisition of IBMs PC business proves successful, the deal could lift Lenovo, and other Chinese firms that follow its lead, into the next stage of development.

Computers are put on display at a retail outlet of Lenovo in Beijing. If the companys acquisition of IBMs PC business proves successful, the deal could lift Lenovo, and other Chinese firms that follow its lead, into the next stage of development. (Peter Parks / AFP/Getty Images)

Computers are put on display at a retail outlet of Lenovo in Beijing. If the companys acquisition of IBMs PC business proves successful, the deal could lift Lenovo, and other Chinese firms that follow its lead, into the next stage of development.